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I Am Malala — Vocabulary
Malala Yousafzai
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Taliban
I don't want to be thought of as the "girl who was shot by the Taliban" but the "girl who fought for education."
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Taliban = fundamentalist Islamic political and military organization
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Pakistan
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The director of the CIA said Pakistan was "either involved or incompetent."
Pakistan = Muslim republic that is the sixth most populous country and has nuclear weapons
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militant
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The government had agreed to impose sharia law throughout Swat and in return the militants would stop fighting.
militants = people who use violent methods to achieve a political goal
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Islam
We have many strands of Islam in Pakistan.
Islam = the Muslim religion; second most practiced religion in the world
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accompany
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While boys and men could roam freely about town, my mother and I could not go out without a male relative to accompany
us, even if it was a five-year-old boy!
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accompany = travel with
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illustrate
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My father often spoke of the kindness of Akbar Khan and Nasir Pacha to illustrate that if you help someone in need you
might also receive unexpected aid.
illustrate = help make clear
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interpret
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Then he asked if he could talk to me and began asking questions using Irfan as an interpreter.
interpreter = someone who translates language
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interpret
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He introduced himself as an Islamic reformer and an interpreter of the Quran.
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interpreter = expert who understands a complex subject and can explain it to non-experts
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resolve
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Cases such as land disputes, common in our area, which used to be resolved quickly now took ten years to come to court.
resolved = settled
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refugee
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They opened the doors of their homes, schools and mosques to the refugees.
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refugees = people who left their homeland because of fear of persecution or violence
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feud
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They had been locked in a feud for so long no one even seemed to remember how it had started—probably some small
slight, as we are a hot-headed people.
feud = bitter argument of fight
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contrast
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The MQM is a very organized movement, and the mohajir community sticks together. By contrast we Pashtuns are very
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by contrast = in a comparison that shows differences
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Allah
We believe Allah listens more closely to the white-haired.
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Allah = Islamic way of referencing God
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dispute
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Cases such as land disputes, common in our area, which used to be resolved quickly now took ten years to come to court.
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disputes = disagreements
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influential
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I dream that one day I will be an influential politician in Pakistan.
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influential = affecting people or events
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infidel
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O Allah, please make war between Muslims and infidels so I can die in your service and be a martyr.
infidels = negative term for people who do not believe in the "right" religion
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illiterate
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In our valley we received most of our information from the radio because so many had no TV or were illiterate.
illiterate = unable to read or write
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9/11
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The brothers were famed for their fiery sermons and attracted thousands of worshippers, particularly after 9/11.
9/11 = September 11, 2001; when suicide bombers hijacked US airliners and used them as missiles to kill about
3,000 people
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exile
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But when you are exiled from your homeland, where your fathers and forefathers were born and where you have centuries of
history, it's very painful.
exiled = forced to leave (one's homeland)
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martyr
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O Allah, please make war between Muslims and infidels so I can die in your service and be a martyr.
martyr = someone who dies or suffers in the name of their religion
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